A group of researchers and conservationists is trying to bolster the soil health of hundreds of farms in Ontario's Greenbelt to help alleviate climate change.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation claims it's dedicated to "lower taxes, less waste and accountable government." So why does that sense of dedication seem to lapse any time it's a conservative government wasting taxpayer dollars?
Environmental advocates caution that the Greenbelt, a vast protected region containing crucial natural areas and farmland, is still not fully safeguarded from the provincial government's construction plans.
CBC has reported that in Hamilton, land added to the city's urban boundary for growth contains properties owned in part by two developers with lands in the Greenbelt parcels in question.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is expected today to stop a study of the Rouge National Urban Park that was launched after Ontario Premier Doug Ford opened nearby protected lands to development.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development and won't make any changes to the Greenbelt in the future.
Doug Ford continues to plow ahead with his Greenbelt giveaway. Steven Guilbeault can stop it dead in its tracks. Why we might be headed for a major showdown between Ottawa and Ontario — one the Trudeau Liberals can actually win.